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-. isueia UNITED STATES PATENT'OFFICQEA:

HARRY TUNSTALL, er FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS, AsSIGNon To ALsAfrIN MACHINE Wenns, LIMITED, oF

MASSACHUSETTS. l Y c Bestron, MASSACHUSETTS, A,,communisten or SLDINGQBAR TOP-00MB FRAME.

Application filed November 14, 1923. Serial No. 674,711', v

having a horizontal movement with means for moving rit horisontally. I have found as the vresult of considerable study that the top comb mounting and the adjustable means for ope atingthetop comb may be simplilied invarious details among othersvthose V1which l" shall now describe Y My invention Will 'be understoodby reference to the ldrawings in'whichit is yshown in' its preferred torn y. n u i Figure 1 is a cross Vsection ot somuch of a head ot the type shoivn ,inmy saldpateiit :as relates to 'my present inuention, tliisview `Correspon'ding somewhat with Fig. 4 of my said patent and 'Fig'. 1ct-said Fessel patent.

Fig.' 2 is a plan thereof.

`Fig.y Sis aside elevation. Figs. t and 5 are, respectively, a side eleration and a p'lanon the link mechanism connections, and j o and 7 are similar views of the top coinb traine operating connections.

ln these views certainfof the reference characters ot the said patents are used yso that the location of. my. presentimprovement on the rnriginal machine may beeasily l Seen." 13 is a shaft which isprocked'by'means such'as fare Shown inl my said vpatent or asV shown in."said Fessel patent, to cause the alternate movement of the nipp'ers. ln my said patent the topicombs were operated by a different mechanism.V Herein they are operated directly by the pendulum. The penA dulum 12 insaid Fessel Vpatent is forked as at 12d and is connected to the crank disk@ by'm'eans substantially liketthat vshown m the said Fosse'l patent so that the pendulum 12 and-the `shaft 13V may be given a lateral swinging` movement which shall be equal in rpointlof time and extent in each direction.

This arrangement comprises a carriage D having sleeves CZ running on rods Cl'mounted m supports B on the trame A. Vertical Ways Dl mounted on said carriage carry a block D2 with a hole through it in which lies-va'crank pin 10.` In a housing 9a' on crank disk 9 is mounted a block 102L through which this crank pin 10 passes, and an adjusting screw 9b Vpassing through the outer wall ot this housing adjusts the location ot the block and crank pin toward andL :trom the axis of the Vcrank disk 9. The forked end 12? of the pendulum 12str'addles a block c1 which is piv'otallly mounted in the carriage -Dsoas to turn slightly as required by the swinging movements ofV the pendulum.

On the shaft-13 is mounted ythe plate 14 `tast-thereto, Whilefthe pendulum` 12 is :loose on the shaft 13 and isadjustably held in `place by Screws '15 which ypass through lugs in the plate ltand engage the edges of the' pendulum 12, which are shaped tor the purpose as described in myjsaidi patent Arms fcar-ryingthe nipper trames hang from vStuds29- in position tobe engaged .by bowls 37 hung from shaft 13.

The plate 14 isprovid-ed With ai slot 141 and abolt llprojects through the slot 14.1

and carries Va nut'by VVWhich the plate and Ipendulum are securely 'fastened' together when the proper adjustment 'has been made b v the vScrews 15.

In describing the operations of the top comb `it Willbe understood that the parts areduplicated on the twoV sides of the machine', and areoperated'in turn (usare the nipper frames) bythe pendulum as it swings iirst; in one direction and then in the other' yto turn the shaft 13.

As the parts are iden tica-l, a description of the parts on one sidi;`

only of a vertical linethroi'igh the shaft 113 will be necessary.

i In a companion application Serial No. l

674,709 (Patent No. 1,535,701, Apr. 2,k

1925) Yhereto I have shown means tor operating the top comb by mounting it upon :i frame which is operated by the arm' '32 similar to those shown in my said patent. In the present case I operate the top combs directly from the shaft 13 Which is rocked bythe pendulum 12. For this purpose l provide' arms 36 mounted to turn With the shaft 13, to which arms are connected thc ends of links 160, one on each side of the machine, each linli being operatively connected to a top comb trame as below de scribed. l`he top combs t8 are attached at each end lo bell cranlts (S2 each of which connected by a pin lol to an arm i623 by a slot and bolt connection lol ot usual construction, so that the anegle olf the top comb may be adj usted. ',lfhese arms comprise the top comb trame. I'l`hesc arms lli are connected to be operated in the 'following' manner: The outer end ot' each link lo@ carries ways 165 in which is a block loll mounted to be engaged by the lorlied end ot a lever itil' attached to the shait los. iin adjusting screw li'il passes through one end of the casing lorming the ways and is located to engage ie block lo@ to limit its throw. spring attached to the lower end ot the lever and to the trame A by a. pin 11.73 holds bloeit loo against lhe end of the screw lli?.

lilach arm lli?) carrying the con'ib liti is adjustablj' mounted on a slide loi) sliding.;` in ways lill formed in the casting A or attached thereto. lilaeh slide ltl carries a block lofi pivoted thereto and an arm lll/ mounted on shalt ltii to turn therewith and having,r a forked end, straddles the block 169 so that as the shalt ltin is turned by the link lo@ and lever 16T it will rock the arm 1lb and cause the colnb de to be given a horizontal movement. l'l is a screw which rests on the top ol the slide piece ltlf Ator the purpose ol adjusting the position oi" the top comb as well as maintaining 1t in proper position alter its height is adjusted. In case of any accident I provide a screw lilat each side o't` the machine which passA es through an arm mounted on the 'trame by the bracket lOlot' my said patent which carries the shalt 103. The lower end ot the lever 16T carries a stop piece lll' to engage the head ol" screw lll in case of necessity. lt will be noted that by reason oil the tact that the adjacent ends ol` the links and the top comb frame are required to move hori` zontally, the top comb will also be required to move horizontally. tloreover, this construction lends itsclt' to easy and simple adjustment. lt will be understood that not only is this mechanism utilized in a double machine in conjunction with the nippers on both sides ot the machine as indicated in llig'. l, but that when a number ot heads are used all operated, Vl'or example, :trom the saine sha't't li, the mechanism may be repeated to cooperate with each head.

7While this mechanism has been reterreil to above as applied to the machine shown in ll. tl. Letters Patent No. l, l5l,()7( which is a double combing` machine, it will be noted that the mechanism on one side ot thi:4 combor only has been described because the mechanism may be used equally well on a single-sided machine provided proper os cillatory movements are given to means connected to the ends ot tlufiinlis tot),

ll'fhat l claim my invention is z* l. ln a combing machine, a top comb 'Frame carrying,l a top comb and means tor giving said top comb a horizontal movement comprising an oscillatingr shalt, a sliding member and ways whereby said sliding' member may be moved horizontally and rectilinearly and a linlt connected at one end with said shalt and at the other end with said sliding` member and connections between said sliding member and said` top comb traine whereby the movements ol' said sliding' member will be communicated to said lop comb traine and said top comb will be eiven a sin'iilar horizontal rectilinear movement.

In a combing machine, means for operating a top comb comprising an oscillating shalt and a top com i trame, and connections comprisingn links and blocks operatively connected thereto, whereby the ends ot' said links farther lrom said shaft will be given a horizontal movement, and transmit said horizontal movement to said trame.

il. ln a combing machine, an oscillating shalt and a top comb trarne and means con nec'ting said shalt and said top comb lrame con'iprisiiugI linlis connected at one end to said sha tt and having at the other end ways, blocks running,` in said ways adapted to be moved therein by said links, a second shaft, levers mounted on said second shaft and operatively connected at one end to said blocks, whereby the movement of said blocks will cause the rocking ot said second shaft, slidable inounting's for one end of said top comb frame, and connections between said top comb traine mountings and said second sli-att whereby said mountings and said top con'ib 'trame will be reciprocated.

l. ln a combing,r machine ol the kind descril :ed, a top comb trame, an oscillating ha l't, a link connected thereto to be operated thereby, :iy slidingl member and Ways therefor, mid sliding' ymember being connected to said link whereby it will be given a horizontal reciprocation, a second shaft, connections between said sliding member and said second shaft whereby said second shalt will he operated and comiections between said top comb frame and said second shaft compris ing a second sliding' member and rectilinear '-.vays whereby said second sliding member may be moved horizontally and give to said top comb iframe a horizontal movement.

In a combing machine, a top comb traine and means Alor intermittently reciproeating it horizontally comprising an oscillatiner shaft, a link connected thereto to be operated thereby, and connections between said linlt and said 'trame comprising means whereby the reciprocation ol the l aine may le adjusted with relation to the constant movement of the link, said means comprising ways located in the outer end of -said links,

to be moved thereby, and a set screw in said ways adapted toy engage'and cause themoveyments of said blocks. l

- frameand means for intermittently recipro- V#ating it horizontally comprising an oscil-' latingy shaft, ak link connected thereto to be operated thereby,` and connections between saidl link and said4 frame comprising means whereby the reci'p'rocation of the frame may be adjusted withk relation `to the constant movement of the link, said means compris ing ways located in the outer end of said links, ablock running in said ways and adapted to be moved thereby, and a set screw in said ways adapted to'engage and cause the movements of said blocks, and vslides ad- `iustably connected to said frame.

7. In a combing machine, a v,top comb frame and means for intermittently reciprocating it horizontally ycomprising an oscil- 25 lating shaft, a link connected thereto to be aubloc i running in Vsaidways and adaptedV 6, In a combing machine, a top comby operated thereby, and connections between said link and said frame comprising means whereby the reciprocation of the frame may be adjusted with relation to the constant movement of the link, said means comprising ways located inthe outer end of said links, a block running in-said ways and adapted to beimoyed thereby, and a set screwin said ways adapted to engage and cause'the move- Yments of said blocks, and slides adjustably connected to said frame, a rock shaft carrying a lever connected to said block whereby the movement of said block will rock said shaft, and arms connected to said rock shaft and frame slides whereby said rock shaft willmove said frame.' n A 8. In a combing machine, a top comb frame, means for reciprocating it pivotally connected thereto, and means for supporting its free end comprisinghorizontal members and adjusting yscrews passing through said frame and adapted to rest on said horizontal members.

HARRY TUNsTALL. 

